The Spoto Spartans will face off against the Leesburg Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Spoto comes in on three and Leesburg on 12.
Spoto had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Gateway on Wednesday and snuck past 40-37.
Leesburg proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 34) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Lake Wales 37-35. Given Leesburg's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while Lake Wales is ranked 207th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Spoto has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Leesburg, their victory bumped their record up to 23-1.
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